An
Islamic group, Joint Muslim Forum, has declared that its members would
support any Lagos governorship candidate that supports the use of hijab
in public schools.
The group stated this on Thursday at a
press briefing to react to the judgement of a Lagos High Court that the
hijab (female Muslim head covering) is illegal in Lagos school.
Under
its “SLOGAN FOR LAGOS 2015: ‘NO HIJAB, NO VOTE”, the group said “the
Muslims of Lagos State have no alternative than to use what they have to
get what they want.”
“We have resolved to give our votes to any
candidate from any political party who is ready to grant us religious
freedom,” it said.
The group listed various cases which it
described as instances of injustice to female Muslim students in Lagos
to present its case.
It also cautioned against the demand that the next Lagos governor, who would emerge in 2015, must be of a particular religion.
“Our
stand is that candidates should emerge on the basis of merit and
demonstrated capacity and capability to move Lagos State forward and
consolidate on the existing level of development,” it said.
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